Ireland's historic victory over the All Blacks last Saturday will live long in the memory of rugby fans across the country and was a sign that even seemingly invincible teams can still be beaten.

The All Blacks suffered their first defeat in 19 matches at Soldier Field and a five star Irish performance recorded their first victory over New Zealand in 111 years. While euphoria swept through Irish fans around the world, the Southern Hemisphere giants reacted quite differently.

The result marks a return to reality for Steve Hansen's side and one radio host in particular took exception to the match, remarking that "arrogant" team selection was one of the key downfalls of their side.

"Great day for Ireland, not a great day for world rugby," Mark Watson, Newstalk ZB radio host, said of the All Blacks' defeat.

"And as New Zealanders we shouldn't have to accept that. Yeah we want close rugby, but we shouldn't have to accept that."

Watson then drew comparisons to New Zealand's forgettable 1998 season and the 2007 World Cup campaign.

"The fact that we were so p**s poor at the Olympic Games this year, we sacrificed the series against Wales. After saying that this is the best All-Black team of all time and we've just lost to Ireland for the first time in 111 years, this in my opinion is as bad a season as 1998 when we lost five tests in a row and 2007 when we went out in the quarter-finals."